Basij-Rasikh stopped by "Good Morning! Arizona" Wednesday to share her story. She talked about the power behind educating women.

"For instance, if India sends one more percent of its girls to school, their GDP will raise by $5.5 billion," she explained.

Kaley O'Kelley asked her about what it was like to go to an underground school.

"It was obviously not easy because the fear of being caught by the Taliban was constant," she said. "My parents have been my source of inspiration. Every time I felt frustrated it was them who always reminded me that you can lose everything in your life, but your education can never be taken away from you. It's the biggest investment in your life."

That's why she founded SOLA.

"If we want to see Afghanistan prosper and have a great future, we need to invest in educating the next generation, particularly women," she said.

Basij-Rasikh's schedule Wednesday at Arizona State University is as follows: arrive at ASU Memorial Union at 11 a.m., go to the Cereus Hall FM #101 Student Leadership Class and speak. At 3 p.m., Shabana will speak to the Coalition of International Students.